核心问题
Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the sea-chest proved them wrong. (New Concept English, Book 3, L. 32) 名词 crew 为单数名词,其谓语动词为什么用复数?
词典解答
crew 在主谓一致方面,与 audience, committee, family, government, team 相似。当它指统一的集合体时,其谓语动词用单数;当它指其分散行动的成员时,其谓语动词用复数,见 audience。